Bottle-holder.



E. F. PARLEY.

BOTTLE HOLDER;

APPLIOATION FILED MAE. 1911.A

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' receptacle,

UNITED s :rarnsV PATENT OFFICE.

l EDWARD F. FABLEY, 0F NEW .YQRIL N. IY.

BOTTLE-HOLDER.

Looenoo.

Specification of Letters Patent., Patented NOV,l 14, 1911. i

Application led March'25, 1911. SerialNo. 616,867. i i

17o all whom 'it mayconcern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD F. FARLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Holders, of which thejfollowingis la fullfclear, and exact specification.

Vwhich will serve as a vtimely warning to persons of the danger liable to result from limproper luse of. the, contents of -the bottle or receptacle, and' this is accomplished mainly by providing a holder which is capable of being locked by the weight of the bottle or receptacle when placed therein and which will require the employment of a key 4to unlock the holder, in order to extract the bottle therefrom. v

j A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable and eiicient form of holder which is susceptible of being made in various sizes either in ornamental or plain designs.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification which similar characters 0f reference indicate corresponding parts in lall the views, the said invention bemg more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the'appended `Inthe drawing, Figure 1, isa transverse verticalsection of one form of improved bottle 'holder embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan of the holder showing the lid thereof lin an open position. Fig. 3 1llustrates fragmentary views of one form of means-.employed for locking the lid to the and Fig. 4 is a vfragmentary s ec tionahyiew, partly in detail, of the locklng means.

`The deviceor bottle holder 10 may be made mainly of any suitable metal, or other lmaterial, in any desired size so as to adapt .5'5 sizes. The holder 10 is composed of a body it to receive bottles or containers of various or receptacle-,11 having an annular wall '12,

a bottom plate 13, and an open top, as 14. A lid, as 15, vis provided for closing the open top 14 of the receptacleA 11, and said lid'is pivotally held as .by a hinge 16, t0 one partv of the edge of lthe' annular wall 12 at theopen top thereof. -Within the receptacle 11 is a resiliently held plate or cushion 17 which is preferably circular in shape, and vis less in diameter thanthe interior of said receptacle so as to be moved freely'therein. In the under surface of the movable plate 17 is formed a plurality of recesses, as 18, and in each of said recesses is seated an end of a plurality 'of 'springs 19 normally serving to force said movable plate toward the open top 14 of thereceptacle. Each of the springs 19 has its opposite end resting upon or held to t-he bottom plate 13 of the receptacle, and.

said springs are of sufficient length to permit the resiliently held plate 17 tobe spaced but a short distance from said bottom plate.

. As a means to lock t-he'lid 15 when closed upon the receptacle 11, upon the edge of the cushion or resiliently 'held plate 17 is held one end of a rod 20 which is preferably of spring met-al. The spring rod 2O extends upwardly adjacent `to and parallel with the wall 12 ofthe receptacle 11, and terminates with a bent end or catch 21 in proximity to the top opening 14. The upper part of the spring rod 20 adjacent to the catch k21.is

bent so as to provide a substantially V- f shaped portionl22 having its apex extending' so as to be close to the contiguous part of the annular wall 12 of the receptacle. At one end of the V-shaped extension 22 of the spring rod 20 is an oppositely bent portion ofsaid rod whereby a recess 23 is formed therein. Upon the edge of the lid 15 oppof site to the hinge 16 is provided a clip 24 which is in the path of movement of the catch 21 of the rod 20 so that said clip will engage the catch when lthe lid 15 is close upon the receptacle 11.

To disengage the catch 21 from the clip 24 for opening the lid 15 from the receptacle 11, I provide a'lock 25 having abolt 26 of the usual o/r any preferred type. The lock 25 is adapted to be operated by any suitable key, as 27. 'Theholder or device 10 may be placed in any desired place or fastened by any preferred means to a suitable support,

and when poisonousor injurious substance.

is placed -in said holder for safe keeping the' lid 15 is swung lopen and a bottle, as 2,8, ,-f

containing the substance isA passed into the `y receptacle ll. The Weight of the bottle 28 will force the movable plate 17 against the tension of the springs 19 and in turn the rod 2O will be directed so as to force thel catch 21 toward the bottom of the receptacle. The lid lis then closed upon't-he open top 14 of the receptacle 11, and thevclip E24 will engage the catch 21 for locking said lid against. displacement. When it isdesired to gain access to the interior of the holderl the key 2T is moved so thaty the bolt 26 of the lock 25 will engage the apex of the V-shaped portion Q2 of the spring rod 20,- andwill force said rod in a direction to unlock the catch-21 from the clip 24'Whereby the -lid 15 may be swung open so that the bottle 28 may be extracted from the holder.

In the foregoing'description I have. embodiedthe .preferred forni of my invention,

but I do not wish to be understoodas limiting myself thereto, as I am aware t-hat modificationspmay be made Atherein without departing v from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention;there fore I reserve to myself-the right tol make snc-h changes asfairly vfall within the scope thereof. n l t y.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent K As bottle holder of the character deviscribed, comprising a receptacle having a r bottom and an open top; a lid hinged to the I* receptacle and adapted to close the open top thereof; a clip provided upon the lid; a, movable platel provided within the recep tacle and resilientlyheld tothe bottom thereof; a spring rod having one end held to the movable plate and having-'its opposite-end bent so as to engagethe clip of the'lid when -said lid is closedupon the receptacle; av V- shaped projection provi-ded uponthe spring'rod ladjacent tothe rbent end thereof; a. lock provided upon the receptacle and havingy a bolt, said bolt being adapted when' the' lock is operated to englgagethe V-shaped projection of the spring rod whereby the f 

